Perception of the Pupils of a Special Science Elementary School to the Cognitive Assistance of Audio-Visual Presentations

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Special Science Elementary School (SSES) is a project of the Department of Education designed to provide enriched curriculum for Mathematics and Science where gifted and talented learners are provided a venue and exposure to develop their aptitude and skills. The pupils enrolled in SSES faces a new learning scenario in which technology came in different forms in the teaching-learning process as to advanced scientific instruments, knowledge-transfer media and visual guides in learning. Thus, the study assessed the perception of the pupils towards cognitive assistance of audio-visual presentations and their performance in each subject.

METHODS

The study used the whole population of the pupils enrolled at SSES. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to measure the perception of the pupils towards the audio-visual presentations. A descriptive design was used in the said study. Frequency and percentage were used to determine the distribution of the respondents' preview on social media and assessment on the perception of the respondents towards the audio-visual presentations.

RESULTS

The researcher found out that most of the pupils from grades four to six could access social media like Facebook but it can be noted that they used this frequently as an educational tool. Most of the primary pupils assessed that English, Filipino, Math, and Science are the most preferential subjects in power points while most of the intermediate pupils Science, English, and Filipino are the most preferential subjects to their individual needs in visualizing the lesson for their cognition. A comparison between whiteboard and PowerPointpresentation was also done. Grades 5 and 6 suggested that whiteboard is more preferential than a Power Pointpresentation. The use of videos was also assessed on what component makes a video interesting. More popular answers are the colors of the videos, the images seen on the videos and the music integrated on the videos. Grades 1-3 recommended Arts as the subject most suitable for video presentations, while Grade 4-6 recommended Science as the most suitable.

DISCUSSIONS

With the results aforementioned, the study generated data on the basic perception of the pupils in the use of technology inside the classroom. These data can be utilized in designing lessons and classroom activities which will increase the learning of the pupils with the different lessons on each subject.